“You have to look at the big picture and where we were four, five months ago and where we are today,” Mastroeni said. “You can’t get too caught up in the excitement of wins and too much into the sorrow of losses.”

Daniel was first introduced to soccer at age 6 while living in Düsseldorf, West Germany. He played youth soccer in West Germany until age 9, and then in Seattle, where he is originally from. He works as the day breaking news editor and also contributes on the Rapids beat.